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Electrical device comprising a conductive polymer composition

US5451919A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 1993
Grant dateSep 19, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B3/146
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A conductive polymer composition which has a resistivity of less than 10 ohm-cm and which exhibits PTC behavior comprises a polymeric component and a particulate conductive filler. The polymeric component comprises a first crystalline fluorinated polymer having a first melting point T.sub.m1 and a second crystalline fluorinated polymer having a second melting point T.sub.m2 which is from (T.sub.m1 +25).degree. C. to (T.sub.m1 +100).degree. C. The composition exhibits one of a number of characteristics, including a relatively high PTC anomaly. The composition is useful in circuit protection devices to be used at high ambient conditions.

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